As you can imagine, this is a Half-Life initiative specifically designed to introduce Steam Deck. Its been a long, long time since Episode 2 and Valve has opted to keep quiet regarding any details about Gordon Freemans exploits, especially those that would accompany a release date for Half-Life 2: Episode 3. What Might be so According to McVicker, what’s happening with each game is the codename “Citadel”. When last we saw Gordon Freeman, or any information regarding Valves acclaimed first person shooter, Half-Life 2, it was back in 2007 when Episode 2 released. McVicker claimed that Valve was throwing “a lot” at Steam Deck, and, of course, was given all the interest in the device.
Steam Deck Now with the valve Handheld PC release is approaching, And it proves to be more popular than expected.
This is, of course, because everything is practical. It quite strongly suggests that Gordon Freeman’s story will somehow continue despite the end of Half-Life: Alyx (VR outing).īasically, there seems to be no room to allocate resources to traditional Half-Life games. Tyler McVicker unveils new YouTube video revealing that Valve’s Half-Life 3 and other traditional Half-Life games (meaning mouse and keyboard) to continue the franchise haven’t worked. Speaking of Alyx, McVicker also mentions that there is “growing internal disappointment with the VR platform on the PC” at Valve, so any follow-up is sounding unlikely, even though there is evidence (via data mining) of some initial work on an Alyx sequel.Still thinking Half-life 3 Is it in the future pipeline? Now, according to the latest information from the rumored factory, think again. So hearing it isn’t underway at Valve is far from a surprise. We’ve pretty much given up on the idea of Half-Life 3 ourselves, and didn’t hold out much hope for it even when folks were getting excited that it could be in the cards back in 2019, and that turned out to be Half-Life: Alyx. (Note that Citadel was rumored back at the start of 2021, and Valve denied any knowledge of the existence of the project). Analysis: Citadel co-op could be a big draw for Steam Deck eventuallyĪll this definitely sounds believable: certainly Valve will be focusing totally on making sure the Steam Deck fulfils its ample promise, and the project known as Citadel makes sense as a vehicle to push the handheld in the future, and to leverage the idea of co-op play. So we’re looking at mid-2023 at the earliest. How far down the line? According to PC GamesN, which spotted the video and subsequently got in touch with McVicker, it could be a couple of years away, or perhaps a year and a half. RELATED: The Linux Foundation is getting into the access management game It is, according to the YouTuber, a Half-Life-based nostalgia trip and blend of shooter and RTS which is a co-op outing designed to play well with the Steam Deck controls (as opposed to the mouse and keyboard). What might be happening game-wise, according to McVicker, is codename ‘Citadel’, a Half-Life effort specifically designed to showcase the – you guessed it – Steam Deck. There are rumors floating out there that Half Life 3 has been scheduled with a set release date, but this is a FALSE rumor. Valve is throwing “a lot” at the Steam Deck, McVicker asserts, and rightly so given all the interest in the device. That’s despite the end of Half-Life: Alyx (the VR outing) hinting pretty heavily that Gordon Freeman’s story would be continued in some way.Įssentially, there’s apparently no room to allocate resources to a further traditional Half-Life game, because it’s unsurprisingly all hands on Steam Deck right now at Valve, with the handheld PC coming close to release, and it proving more popular than anticipated. Tyler McVicker has a new YouTube video up in which he clearly states that there is no work being done on Half-Life 3 at Valve, or any other traditional (meaning mouse and keyboard) Half-Life game to continue the franchise. Still thinking Half-Life 3 is in the pipeline for the future? Well, think again, according to the latest from the rumor mill.